Abstract: An angulation head for removable attachment to a dental implant of a type having a hollow interiorly threaded neck integrally attached to an implant portion comprises a stem at least a portion of which is exteriorly threaded and adapted to be screwed into the hollow neck, an integral cap, or flange to seat on top of the neck and a bendable upstanding head portion which is adaptable to be bent angularly with respect to the cap and stem by use of a manual bending tool. The bending tool comprises a hand held elongated holder for the angulation head and an elongated bending shaft for bending the head portion. The hand held holder includes an elongated handle having at one end a flat surface normal to the axis of the handle and an axial socket extending inwardly from said flat end for receiving the stem of the angulation head with the cap seated on the flat end, the socket having interior threads for engaging the threaded portion of the stem.

Abstract: A suitable dental implant which I term a submerged dental implant and which may be of either the post or blade type, but preferably the latter is provided with a relatively short, hollow, threaded neck or collar portion to which a thin temporary cap may be detachably applied.The implant including the neck with the cap applied, is then inserted in a cavity formed in the jawbone of the patient to a depth where the implant is entirely submerged. Thereafter, the mucosa (gum) is laid over the cavity completely covering the implant and a suture is applied. After a suitable period of time which may be in the order of several weeks or even months, as determined by tests by the doctor or surgeon in charge, the covering skin is removed from the cavity and the temporary cap is replaced by a tooth-receiving head member, a portion of which projects above the surface of the gum. An artificial tooth or other dental device is then applied to the head member.

Abstract: An angulation head for removable attachment to a dental implant of a type having a hollow interiorly threaded neck integrally attached to an implant portion comprises a stem at least a portion of which is exteriorly threaded and adapted to be screwed into the hollow neck, an integral cap, or flange to set on top of the neck and a bendable upstanding head portion which is adaptable to be bent angularly with respect to the cap and stem by use of a manual bending tool. The bending tool comprises a hand held elongated holder for the angulation head and an elongated bending shaft for bending the head portion. The hand held holder includes an elongated handle having at one end a flat surface normal to the axis of the handle and an axial socket extending inwardly from said flat end for receiving the stem of the angulation head with the cap seated on the flat end, the socket having interior threads for engaging the threaded portion of the stem.

Abstract: A suitable dental implant which I term a submerged dental implant and which may be of either the post or blade type, but preferably the latter is provided with a relatively short, hollow, threaded neck or collar portion to which a thin temporary cap may be detachably applied.The implant including the neck with the cap applied, is then inserted in a cavity formed in the jawbone of the patient to a depth where the implant is entirely submerged. Thereafter, the mucosa (gum) is laid over the cavity completely covering the implant and a suture is applied. After a suitable period of time which may be in the order of several weeks or even months, as determined by tests by the doctor or surgeon in charge, the covering skin is removed from the cavity and the temporary cap is replaced by a tooth-receiving head member, a portion of which projects above the surface of the gum. An artificial tooth or other dental device is then applied to the head member.

Abstract: A wide vent dental implant adapted to be driven into the jaw bone of an individual and having a wide flat blade portion offering a large surface area for frictional retention in the jaw bone, and a head portion which remains exposed outside the jaw and provides a support for dental appliances of various types requiring an anchorage to the jaw bone. The bottom edge of the blade portion is sharpened to provide a cutting edge which incises the jaw bone as the wide vent is driven into place.